Monterrey Chicken Quesadillas
June 14, 2009 > 16 Comments
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There was a time in my life when I loved Chili’s and ate there as often as possible. My favorite items on the menu were Southwestern eggrolls and Monterrey chicken. Now that we rarely go out to eat, I like duplicating those tastes at home. And the Monterrey chicken is so easy to reproduce.
As much as we all enjoy it in its original form, I like to play around with basics of the flavor and make it a little different. This recipe is a result of that. It has all of the original flavor but it’s packed into quesadillas and dipped in ranch dressing. So good! This variation is also a good option for stretching the chicken.
Monterrey Chicken Quesadillas
- 1/2 lb. shredded or diced cooked chicken (I used one large boneless, skinless chicken breast, cooked in the oven)
- 3/4 c. barbecue sauce (bottled or homemade)
- 1/2 lb. bacon
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 c. shredded cheese (I use Monterrey Jack, but anything would work)
- 6 burrito-sized flour tortillas
- Butter
1. Combine chicken and barbecue sauce. Set aside.
2. Dice the bacon and add to a small skillet. Cook until desired crispness. Remove bacon from skillet with a slotted spoon to drain.
3. Add the sliced onion to the bacon grease in the skillet. Cook for about 5 minutes, until fully cooked. Remove onions with a slotted spoon and drain.
4. Build quesadillas – on a tortilla layer cheese, chicken, bacon, onion, more cheese and top with a second tortilla.
5.Cook quesadillas in a large skillet with melted butter.
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June 15th, 2009 @ 11:44 am
These look great, we haven’t had quesadillas in a long time!
June 15th, 2009 @ 11:57 am
This looks great! I was just looking for something different to do with chicken and this will be perfect! Thanks!
June 15th, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
Mmmmm….those look good!! I’m making chicken flautas (sp?) later this week, and I sure hope they turn out well (I certainly have enough corn tortillas in my refrig right now!!). I just wanted to let you know I nominated you for the Kreativ Blogger Award. You can get the details on my blog (www.joyofjello.blogspot.com). I hope you can join!! Thanks for a great blog!!
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November 1st, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
I’m in love with this recipe. I wasn’t sure how all the ingredients would blend together but it was awesome! Every member of my family ate this (we have four children ranging in age from 9 to 1). The 1 year old loved it most out of all the kids. This is going into our meal rotation!
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February 5th, 2010 @ 10:44 am
I’m on bedrest and missed dinner last night so when I read this post, I was starving. Now that I’m allllmost 36 weeks, I’m getting stir crazy after nearly 2 months on bedrest.
I couldn’t help myself–I made this recipe, and it was absolutely AMAZING!! My husband had already eaten dinner, but when he got home, he loved it just as much as I did!
Definitely a keeper! Thank you so much for sharing!
February 11th, 2010 @ 4:31 pm
[...] First: Monterrey Chicken Quesadillas from Kate at Cooking During Stolen Moments. This recipe was perfect one evening last week, because we had a cooked chicken breast in the refrigerator, an already-opened package of bacon, a bag of onions (which has gone largely ignored while I’ve been on bedrest), a package of burrito-size tortillas, a bottle of barbecue sauce in the basement (which I found on sale a couple months back), and we always have a variety of shredded cheese on hand. So all the ingredients were right there, waiting to be combined. When I stumbled across this recipe, my mouth began watering just reading about it! [...]
February 21st, 2010 @ 6:45 pm
These are delicious. I just came across your site about a week ago. This is the third recipe that I have tried. They all have been great.
June 28th, 2010 @ 4:50 pm
LOVE these! We have made them several times and love them! So Yummy! Thanks!
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